Viola howellii |
Viola palustris |
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Howell's violet |
marsh violet |
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Habit | Sparsely pubescent perennial from scaly rhizomes, 2-10 cm. tall. | Glabrous perennial from slender, widespread rhizomes, with creeping stolons, the petioles and peduncles rising from the rhizomes. |
Leaves | Leaf blades cordate to reniform-cordate, with coarse, rounded teeth, the petioles of the many basal leaves 10-15 cm. long; stipules 3-10 mm. long, prominently toothed. |
Leaf blades cordate to reniform, 2.5-3.5 cm. broad, with coarse, rounded teeth; petioles up to 15 cm. long; stipules chaffy, lanceolate, entire. |
Flowers | Flowers 1.5-2 cm. long, the spur very prominent, saccate; sepals obtuse, auriculate at the base; petals bluish-violet to nearly white, strongly veined with purple, the lateral pair long-bearded; style sparsely bearded. |
Flowers 10-13 mm. long, the peduncle about the same length as the leaves; petals white to lilac, the lower 3 purple-penciled, the lateral pair sparsely bearded; style head glabrous, lobed. |
Fruits | Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds light brown. |
Fruit a 3-valved capsule, ovary superior, placentation parietal, seeds dark brown. |
Viola howellii |
Viola palustris |
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Flowering time | April-May | May - July |
Habitat | Moist woods and prairies at low to moderate elevations. | Moist meadows and streambanks, low to mid-elevations in the mountains |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest and in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; southwestern British Columbia to California.
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Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to the Rocky Mountains, northern Great Plains, northeastern North America, and Eurasia.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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